Lucas Oil talent pool grows deeper after Clint Bowyer Racing move

[W2Racing09]

I've always said Nebraska.... Particularly I-80 was the western end of big time late model racing. I've always envisioned a east meets west deal for the SDN. It's never came really to fruition except this year when 4 west coast guys came out.

WoO goes as far as west as Wyoming and hits Rapid City, Grand Forks and some Canada stops in between.

The Dakotas seem to be rich in IMCA Modified racing and the Dakota mod tour draws some the best one night fields ever. Could you imagine 90 modifieds on a Tuesday night somewhere in SD. On the surface it doesn't sound right.... But it works.

Saw Keller race at I-80 earlier this year he held his own with a Wissota motor.

I went to every Dakota Mod Tour show in 2012 -- it was EXCELLENT. Huge fields of cars every night (I think the lowest was at Southwest Speedway (On Wed.) and it was in the 60s. The stop at Dacotah had close to 90 cars). I will say that if Jeremy Keller had the right equipment and the means to get out and race some he would impress a lot of people. I watched him put on a hell of a show in the John Seitz Memorial at River Cities in 2012, and then he went an won the Stock Car Stampede at Jamestown later in the season over 50-60 other cars. I hope at some point he does get a shot to run some more open stuff in other parts of the country.


Thanks,
Jeff.

[bleedblue55]

A Lucas western swing would draw the fans but how many times has the WOO travel been blamed for some drivers preferring the Lucas circuit. Just saying

[Late_Model_Mark]

As a former West Coaster, I tried, begged, the track owners I know out there to take a crack at a Lucas Show. Of course all said it would take a big swing with many tracks to pull it off. Then most said they would need a fat sponsor. Another problem point is that for the most part mid-week shows are not good, especially in California.

A dream of mine was the Lucas Series hitting my old home track, Bakersfield Speedway, I saw so many great LM shows there. That track would absolutely be jam packed for a big race like that.

Bakersfield Speedway is easily the best joint to watch a Late Model show in California, with Perris being second.



Late Model Mark
Talladega Short Track Announcer

[Escobar]

A Lucas western swing would draw the fans but how many times has the WOO travel been blamed for some drivers preferring the Lucas circuit. Just saying

A lot of things have to align for it to take shape. The sponsors have been wanting it to happen for some time. The west coast brings in a lot of markets that makes sense for many of the Lucas series marketing partners.

[ShawnStreet]

Yes a big sponsor for the West Coast swing would help a great deal. And that's where promoters NOT promoting their tracks comes into play.

[Clayton_Wetter]

$1000 dollar fuel bill, wear and tear on vehicles, and insane travel times.